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Thursday, September 25, 2014

It's Pumpkin Season! From the book, "California Mission Recipes", written by Bess Anderson Cleveland, here is a historic California recipe for making pumpkin pancakes. The book refers to them as "Indian Pumpkin Cakes". Enjoy this easy to follow, fall season, tasty treat!

Ingredients:-2 cups pumpkin-2 cups yellow corn me-1/4 cup butterInstructions:1. Stew 2 cups of pumpkin. Put the stewed pumpkin in a pan. Mash and drain it, then place it over medium hear. Stir until it starts to get dry.2. Gradually add 2 cups yellow corn meal to the pumpkin. Constantly stir. Add 1/4 cup of butter and mix thoroughly to form dough; a little more corn meal may be added if necessary.3. Shape round flat pancakes and bake over a high heat on a well-buttered or oiled hot pan for 5 minutes on each side. (Other option is to lay the cakes on a shallow pan and bake then in a oven for 10 minutes)4. Add a little butter and sugar on top of the hot cakes and serve. Serves about 8 people.

Shrimp avocado grapefruit tostada is easy to make. The variety of
colors of the ingredients brings out a classy appetizer to impress your friends
and guests. It’s such a simple recipe that you can even put your own spin on it and it will still taste amazing!

Ingredients:

Grapefruit

Avocado

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Fresh mint

Tostadas

Lime (or Lime Juice)

Shrimp

Feta cheese

1. Slice avocado into 5 pieces

2. Slice Grapefruit. Cut the top and the bottom
part of the grapefruit first, then make it flat and cut all sides.

3. Slice lime. Slice and dice mint.

4. Sautee shrimp in oil, with salt & pepper in a
hot pan for about 1 minute on each side.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

When baking bread, the benefits of using a bread scorer are
simple but let’s first explain what a bread score is and why it is used. A
bread score is a slit in the bread that releases steam from the dough. Artisan bakers make slashes in the dough so the
bread rises evenly and properly in the oven. When the steam is released during the baking
process the bread comes out looking great, and has the finest texture and
taste.

You need the right tool
that can score perfectly every time so you don’t waste time, dough and money. If you
make a slit that’s too deep, then the bread will lose its shape. If you make a
slit that’s too shallow, you will get bulges and blisters in the bread because
steam was not released properly.

With the Alfi Bread Scorer you get the quality artisan type
bread at home with a very efficient tool. In a traditional lame only the blade
comes in contact with the dough, but with the Alfi Bread Scorer the handle will
guide you and you get the perfect score without any training. It is a good size
baking tool, easy to use and the actual blade is the correct size. Your scores in
the dough will not be too deep nor too shallow. This baker’s tool is
ergonomically designed to produce the perfect score, every time.

If you have tried our bread scorer or having problems scoring bread, then please feel free to leave a comment below and tell us about your experience.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

How To Make Bruschetta

Do you need a simple bruschetta recipe that’s refreshing,
delicious and easy to make? Our easy to follow 4 step recipe can help you make
this tasty dish in no time. Bruschetta is an Italian antipasto which means
before the main course. This a great dish for appetizers, barbecues, casual
lunches and even elegant dinners. Before you start you need a sharp knife, a
bowl, and a spoon for mixing ingredients.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes

Fresh basil

Garlic

Extra virgin olive oil

Balsamic vinegar

Ciabatta bread

Salt

Cracked Pepper

Slice bread into ¼ of an inch thick slices and
toast the bread in the oven for a few minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Next you will dice some tomatoes. Thinly slice the
garlic and basil. Place tomatoes, garlic and basil into a bowl.

For the ideal knife that will cut bread, tomatoes, and garlic into
perfect slices we recommend our very sharp, long lasting, made in USA Alfi knife. If you get a chance to try this out, please let us know how it turned out by leaving a comment below. Or if you have your own special bruschetta recipe we would like to hear about it!